PlyMatch is a state-of-the-art, innovative technology for the shop floor, that integrates hardware with software, to assist in accurately and correctly placing plies during hand-layup manufacturing.
During manufacture of composite structural components by manual lay-up, it is necessary to position plies of dry or wet fabric or prepreg accurately on a tool, or on preceding plies. Template methods or specialised equipment are often used for this purpose, in order to aid the operator in correctly and accurately locating a ply. Accuracy in ply placement as well as quality assurance regarding the correct ply sequence and orientation are very important factors in the manufacture of high-cost, high-performance composite components.
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